| ▲ | weedfroglozenge 2 hours ago | |
Are we surprised? Books were entertainment when that's all the world offered. Now whenever reading gets mentioned online, it's a "smarter way" to consume entertainment. Readers always give off a smug aura. Technology has come along and with that visuals, audio, engagement. The Tiktok Algorithm is this generation's Shakespeare. This isn't a bad thing. | ||
| ▲ | prettygood an hour ago | parent | next [-] | |
This isn’t a bad thing? Kids nowadays have the attention span of puppies. It’s been shown extensively that doomscrolling, switching context every 30s isn’t good for the brain. | ||
| ▲ | NeutralCrane 28 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
It’s absolutely a bad thing, and there’s extensive research demonstrating it | ||
| ▲ | stringfood an hour ago | parent | prev [-] | |
Books were already losing the fight on road trips once the gameboy came out - I can't imagine what having every movie, tv show, and song in a flashing touchscreen connected to the internet, why would I pick up a book that takes so much work to deliver fun when I can play AstroBlasters and watch tiktoks of war crimes | ||